In which I go against my travel nature and join a group tour for three weeks. In all of my years of travel, I have never done a group tour. I have done day tours, of course, and the odd…
Hiking on the Garden Route of South Africa
After Alysson left from Capetown, I headed to another hostel for one night, where I pretty much rested all day and had a very early night. Two weeks of wine tasting takes its toll! I had an open ended Baz…
Back to Cape Town
Feeling refreshed after our night at the hot springs, we headed to a winery for lunch before heading back to Cape Town. I think we managed 8 or 9 wineries in our time in South Africa, which is fairly impressive…
The Southernmost point of Africa, ostrich riding, hot springs, and white supremacists.
After a bit of a late start in Cape Aghulus, we headed out to explore the southernmost point of Africa, hiking up a very steep lighthouse, walking the coast, and taking the necessary geographical sign photos. Cape Aghulus is a…
Wine Route- Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Hermanus
Luggage in hand, the next morning we finally got going, stopping at a beautiful, old, storied winery in the hills of Stellenbosch, before continuing onto Franschhoek, a lovely small town in the heart of wine country. It’s a bit of…
Cape Town
After finally arriving in Cape Town, albeit without my bags, again, I had a day before my friend (and former roommate) arrived for two weeks. As my bag was coming that night, or the next day, I didn’t bother going…
Transit adventures- Sri Lanka to South Africa
Indian visa in hand, I boarded my flight to Mumbai without any incidents. I had a hotel booked that was about a 10 minute walk to the airport, so I ignored all the taxi touts and started on my way.…
Visa adventures- Kandy and Trinco
After leaving my friends on the train as they headed to Colombo to fly out, I spent a couple of nights in Kandy trying to sort out a transit visa for India. Looking at flights from Sri Lanka to South…
Sri Lanka revisited- Arugam Bay and Ella
If you’re wondering why I went to Sri Lanka, as I had already been a couple of years ago, it was to meet a couple of friends I had met 10 years prior traveling in Southeast Asia. There were about…
The Worst Airport in the World
Flying out of Madrid, I was heading to Sri Lanka for a couple of weeks, to meet up with friends from previous travels. Due to the very reasonable flight times (leave at 3pm from Madrid, have a 2 hours stopover,…